Black Bighorn Sheep despawned?

[Snake]

so, i shoot this thing when its standing on the edge of the cliff and then i run over, accidentally fall off the cliff and see it stuck on the side of the cliff, i die, then i come back and its gone, only the blood trail remains. does this thing respawn, or am i doomed to never be able to unlock yi's cabin?

[DC2Dixon]

Sometimes animals will slide down hills etc when killed. Did you look at the bottom of the cliff? When my mission animals died after a few mins a marker would pop up to show me where it was. Had trouble finding a few as was on Ranger and tracking was harder on release.

I don't think mission animals do respawn if there not claimed but can't confirm that sorry.

You can still unlock any private area buy purchasing the pass in the shop. I believe there about 4500 for each pass. Can save money doing missions but can simply ignore them if you want.

[Snake]

i did check at the bottom of the hill, however it was not there, and there was also no marker. but i completely forgot you could buy the pass to the private area, which im probably gonna do instead. thanks for the help!

[DC2Dixon]

Don't know what could of happened then. As far as I know you can log off the game but on returning the dead animals should still be there.

Maybe it fast travelled with you? Not sure if aware of that bug? Maybe it can affect dead animals also? If you fast travelled back to a camp you have sorta fast travelled twice.

At least there is the option to purchase the land. Sucks if you wanted the animal for the lodge though.

[DC2Dixon]

I can't confirm if the fast travel bug affects dead animals sorry. Its not something I have any experience with. If the initial hit is pink blood I have always made sure I have found the animal. When you shot him was the blood pink or did the sense (if use it) say killed or animal survived? I only brought it up as if it can make animals fast travel with you there is nothing to say it couldn't do the same with dead animals. Maybe Lanani will be able to share some light on that, they know far more than me about issues reported with the game or what devs are aware of.

I have always had the theory if any animals do fast travel with you resetting time should make them spawn back to where they should be (it is something that is built in the game if changing time normally) Bumblewoot (a Youtuber) said in a recent video a dev confirmed this works recently so if he is alive rest until the next day and go back and look. My guess is if he doesn't show he is dead and possibly fast travelled somewhere with you.

He isn't worth putting in the lodge so I wouldn't worry about missing a one off animal. If you really do want to get all mission animals for taxidermy or just free passes it might be worth restarting if that is a option for you? It would suck to do so your choice really.

IMO avoid fast travel as much as you can until the bug is fixed. I only use it now at the end of the day or if I need to restock ammo. If you do fast travel reset the time to the next day or you will have animals in areas they shouldn't be. As for dead animals I can't really suggest anything sorry. You could look around the area you travelled (if you know) but I'm unsure how far they can spawn from you. If its 500M+ its a big area to search and they could be under a bush so almost impossible to find.

Sorry I can't be much of a help in solving the issue.

[Lanani]

Usually, "disappeared" kills should respawn upon quitting to main menu and then resuming the game, or sleeping. That said, I have personally experienced a disappeared kill after I got knocked out by the herd* and I have seen other users report similar issues on Discord. Whether this is connected to the known fast travel bug that pulls herds with you, I cannot say.

As for buying the pass, this specific quest line is a bit peculiar, because this cabin + the one in Aurora Woods are linked. Worst case scenario, you will need to buy the passes for both territories.

In any case, please report it via the following link so the devs can investigate, ideally with your save game attached:

https://redmine.thqnordic.com/projects/way-of-the-hunter-community/issues/new

How to attach your save game:
1. Press Windows key + R key and paste %localappdata%/WayOfTheHunter/Saved/SaveGames
2. Go into your "Account" folder (if you have more than one, use the one with the newest save files)
3. In the bug report, click "Browse" beneath the privacy notice and attach the SaveData.sav file from your account folder



*To be precise, I placed a fatal, but bad shot on a red deer, followed him to where he bedded down, and after he got up to walk a few more meters I got run over by the rest of his herd. When I came back, his body was nowhere to be found.

[DC2Dixon]

I have shot a few red deer myself recently in the chest but they have fail to kill the animal. I'm not sure if they were bad shots but I know in this game bullets being in the lung etc seem to be more timed than anything. Basically if its not in the lung long enough (top of the lung) it wont be a vital hit. I can't see how I would of missed both lungs with the shots I took even if I missed the heart though. The game has a few weird design choices IMO but that's not the discussion lol.

I agree mate, Lanani does a good job on here. I think its quite common though TBH, most forums I visit its only a moderator that answers questions. Very few devs post on the forums I visit, some don't even have moderators. As far as I'm aware they don't even get paid for doing it either.

I'm not on discord or any social media either so know its difficult to get info just through steam.

TBH as much as I did enjoy this game, issues like this are making me not want to play much now. I will pick it up again with Alaska but I feel there are many issues/design choices that need fixing/adjusting before I get back into it like I used to be.

Good luck anyway Heavensarewild!

[DC2Dixon]

Animals laying down and getting back is a feature as far as I'm aware. I don't hunt IRL but I believe many animals will do this IRL to die.

In game a shot might be vital but only a single lung (example) lets say it will take 2 mins to actually die. For the last 30 seconds it might bed down to take its final few breaths before dying. I don't believe a animal will just run until it takes its last few breaths IRL but real hunters will give you a better answer on that. My steam friend who hunts IRL says that was a realistic feature of this game anyway lol.

If a animal is still upright but laying down it is possibly still alive so worth hanging back a few more seconds for it to flop over (don't know how else to describe it lol) It will also still show the rating etc in the binos if still alive. I guess a bigger animal will take longer than a smaller one to die using the same rifle. Most Mule deer, whitetail etc die fairly quick with the 270 but red deer or elk you may notice this feature on more.

I honestly don't know about mods getting paid. Most I have seen post about it in the past are simply volunteers but it could be different for different games? As far as I know most mods don't actually work for the companies they moderate for. Gotta take your hat off to them as steam or and forum can get very toxic.

I wont uninstall but either, I want to support this great game it just has issues. I'm hopeful in time most will be sorted. Who knows Alaska might be so good its enough to keep me happy playing until the other map.

[DC2Dixon]

Sorry, about forums or discord I honestly wouldn't know sorry. Need Lanani again sorry

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by heavensarewild:

Finally got him ! posted it in the other thread about that mission, for anyone in the future having trouble with him.

You were right about resting until the next day DC2Dixon ! Did that, and suddenly I was able to find him, although I`m SURE I checked there many times. But at least that one`s over, and now I can stop worrying about that mission being in the list, and not completed !

Thank you for all you help, and input with this DC2Dixon, and also Lanani !

Hope you both have a lovely weekend !

Glad you got him mate! Help with the OCD :)

The problem is If you fast travelled over 7K away he might be in that area without a path to get back to where he should be. Not sure how it works if don't reset time. At least you found him! If your around the lodge area keep a eye out for the black sheep. You never know your luck.

Will do, you to. Thanks Heavensarewild

[[NRG] Michal]

Kills disappearing is a very rare issue that gets fixed by resting - as you have already helpfully pointed out. We have also received reports of mission animals missing in their herds if they have been previously pressured and we are working on a fix, although that's also a rare ocurrence.

[Pittie]

Originally posted by NRG Michal:

Kills disappearing is a very rare issue that gets fixed by resting -

Unfortunately not for me. I shot the sheep and it fell right away. When I reached it, it was gone. I rest several times but the sheep was never seen again. Extremely frustrating.

[[NRG] Michal]

Originally posted by heavensarewild:

Thank you for your comment Michal, great to see you writing in the many threads !

I wonder if Lanani needed a holiday, after being trampled by the sneaky, and highly co-ordinated Deer ?!

More than anything else, we want to make sure that everyone knows that they are being heard, not just the Discord folk :)

Originally posted by Pittie:

Originally posted by NRG Michal:

Kills disappearing is a very rare issue that gets fixed by resting -

Unfortunately not for me. I shot the sheep and it fell right away. When I reached it, it was gone. I rest several times but the sheep was never seen again. Extremely frustrating.

This is one of those instances that we are also looking into. In a nutshell - all invalid animal states - especially when it's mission animals.

[Dark Sceptor]

I had a problem like that with the mad bear. Back when inventory only showed a picture without descriptions, I shot the bear twice with a .22. It disappeared and the other group of bears disappeared. I made the tough decision to restart the game.

[Pranne]

...just a question, when i already harvested him, does it respawn? Or is he hone forever?

[DC2Dixon]

Originally posted by Pranne:

...just a question, when i already harvested him, does it respawn? Or is he hone forever?

Mission animals are a one time thing. There are a few mission animals so worth a taxidermy if they are unique IMO.